Much of the Southeast has been under a hurricane warning Wednesday as Florida and Georgia brace for Hurricane Helene. It’s expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm late Thursday near the Big Bend of Florida. The storm is expected to cause severe impacts across much of western Florida and Georgia. Forecasts show a…

Hyatt Regency’s parent company announced Wednesday that the brand’s first hotel in the Maldives will open by late 2027. Hyatt inked a new management agreement with SingHaiyi for Hyatt Regency Samarafushi Maldives, which will be on the North Male Atoll. The all-villa Hyatt Regency resort will be the third Hyatt property to open in the…

Wells Fargo Rewards has added a seventh transfer option to its growing list of airline and hotel partners. Consumers can now transfer their reward points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club or Virgin Red at a 1:1 ratio. There is no minimum transfer amount, so you could transfer as little as 1 Wells Fargo Rewards point…

Southwest Airlines is making major changes to its network. The Dallas-based carrier announced Wednesday that it is extending its schedule through June 4, 2025. As part of the extension, the carrier is cutting a slew of routes from one of its operating bases. It’s also adding six new flights from Nashville International Airport (BNA). Southwest…

Carnival Cruise Line fans, get ready to eat! Carnival just released the extensive lineup of dining outlets that it will offer on Celebration Key, the line’s new private beach area on Grand Bahama Island, set to open in July 2025. Even better, it’s offering guests a way to get one meal at a discount or…

An ongoing hotel labor strike in the U.S. is once again underway in Hawaii, where roughly 2,000 workers at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort began an indefinite walk-off this week. Thousands of hotel workers who are members of various Unite Here labor union chapters have gone on strike intermittently since Labor Day, amid…

Costco Anywhere Visa Card overview The Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi (see rates and fees) is one of the best store credit cards on the market. If you already have a Costco membership, this card is a solid way to earn rewards across a wide range of purchases, including eligible gas, restaurants, eligible travel…

British Airways is the largest full-service airline in the United Kingdom and flies to more destinations in the U.S. than any other European carrier. The airline’s loyalty program is called Executive Club, and its currency is Avios. With a substantial global route network and a loyalty currency that is easy to earn and redeem, it…

In addition to its four world-class theme parks, Walt Disney World is home to two water parks of the same caliber. Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park and Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park have the same level of theming and the exciting blend of thrilling and family-friendly attractions as Disney’s other parks. Besides jumping into the…

Legions of tourists elbowing their way through narrow streets and alleyways, crowding shops and restaurants and swamping iconic attractions: It’s a scene repeated in cruise hot spots around the world as countless cruise passengers join with land-based visitors to overwhelm popular-yet-fragile destinations. Indeed, when multiple megaships dock in a city all at once, their thousands…